An employee recently turned to the online forum AntiWork on Reddit to share frustration over what he described as unreasonable expectations from his manager. The worker explained that his job was officially remote, and before accepting the position he had clearly discussed his living situation with the company. At the time of hiring, management had assured him that relocating to another state would not be a problem and that working from a distance would be fully acceptable.
However, circumstances changed when his planned relocation was postponed. As a result, he still lives about three hours away from the company’s office. Despite the distance, his supervisor recently began asking him to appear in person for certain activities.
The first incident occurred when the manager encouraged him to attend an after-hours workplace gathering. Initially, the employee declined because the commute would require a six-hour round trip by car. Yet the supervisor continued pressing him to attend, and the repeated requests made the employee feel uncomfortable and obligated to comply. Eventually he decided to make the trip, spending several hours on the road simply to attend the event.
He believed that the situation was unusual and would not happen again. Unfortunately, a similar demand surfaced soon afterward. This time, the supervisor insisted that he travel to the office for a full workday to meet a newly hired colleague. Unlike the earlier request, this instruction was framed more as a requirement than a casual invitation.
The employee refused, explaining that the logistics were unreasonable. Making the trip would mean waking before dawn, driving three hours to the office, completing an entire workday there, and then enduring another three-hour drive back home late in the evening. The situation felt even more unfair because the request came with less than a day’s notice.
He also emphasized that the expectation contradicted the original understanding of his role as a remote position. According to him, written communication from the time of hiring clearly confirmed that the company had agreed to his living arrangement. Feeling disrespected and frustrated, he questioned why the manager suddenly expected such drastic travel commitments.
Other Reddit users quickly joined the discussion, suggesting that the supervisor might have forgotten the original agreement or was intentionally creating pressure in hopes that the employee would eventually resign.